【单选题】

It can be inferred from the passage that Anderson would be most likely to agree with which of the following statements regarding the persistence of imperial authority in French Canada
A．(A) The persistence of imperial authority most likely would have failed to offer as much protection to native Americans as it did to European settlers.

B．(B) The persistence of imperial authority would have likely resulted in less profit for England in terms of revenue and territory than the actual withdrawal that occurred.
C．(C) The persistence of imperial authority would likely have limited in an enduring fashion the sovereignty and self-rule of the European colonists.
D．(D) George the III minister's were not sufficiently interested in retaining control over French Canada to effect any changes in their colonial policy.
E．(E) The "American" character of Britain's North American empire and British metropolitan authority would not have been affected even if British imperial authority had withdrawn more quickly.